WORKSHOPS, PRESENTATIONS & BOOKSIGNINGS
in the Minneapolis MN Area
Fall, 2011
October 2011
*Description below
Wednesday Oct 5 Medtronic
The Brain & The Breath
11:30 - 12:30PM
Rice Creek Griffin Auditorium
(Medtronic Total Health Program)
* Thursday Oct 6 University of Minnesota,
How to Increase Your "HQ" By Lowering Your "IQ"
6:00 - 7:30PM
MAYO Building 1250 - Minneapolis MN
* Sunday Oct 9 The Marsh
The Power of the Breath: "Change Your Breath, Change Your Life"
1:00 - 4:30PM
15000 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN
* Sunday Oct 9 The Marsh
Kripalu Yoga class
5:00 - 6:00PM
15000 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN
* Friday Oct 14 - 16 & 14-18th Lake Superior
Autumn Wellness, Yoga & Friendship Retreat For Women with Liz Anema
Cove Point Lodge, Beaver Bay, MN
(Option of two or four day retreat)
Thursday Oct 20 Southdale Oncology Young Breast Cancer Survivors Support Group
How to Manage Stressful Periods During Cancer Treatment By Using Breathwork and Wellness Techniques
6:00 - 8:30PM
The Westin Galleria. Edina, MN
* Saturday Oct 22 Aslan Institute Integrative Mental Health Clinic
The Power of Breath
2:00 - 5:30PM
4141 Old Sibley Memorial Highway, Eagan, MN
* Saturday, Oct 22 Aslan Institute Integrative Mental Health Clinic
Reception/"Yoga ON and OFF the Wall" Photography Exhibit/ Presentation
7:00-9:00PM
4141 Old Sibley Memorial Highway Eagan, MN
* Sunday, Oct 23 St. Paul Yoga Center
The Power of Breath: "Change Your Breath, Change Your Life” with Anna Vasquez
2:00 -5:30PM
1162 Selby Avenue, St. Paul, MN
Sunday, Oct 23 St. Paul Yoga Center
Reception & Book Signing
5:30 - 6:30PM
1162 Selby Avenue, St. Paul, MN
* Tuesday, Oct 25 The Marsh
The Five Tibetan Rites Workshop
7:15 - 9:15 PM
15000 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN
*** DESCRIPTIONS
*Thursday Oct 6 University of Minnesota
How to Increase Your "HQ" By Lowering Your "IQ"
6:00 - 7:30 PM
MAYO Building 1250
Guest Teacher for CSPH 5101 Introduction to Integrative Healing Practices Course
reserved seating Jr or Sr or Grad students/or instructors consent- Patricia D. Culliton
*Sunday Oct 9 The Marsh
The Power of the Breath: Change Your Breath, Change Your Life
1:00 - 4:30 PM
15000 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN
Register 952 935 2202 members $ 50.00 / non-members $ 75.00
Learn techniques to remain calm and centered in any circumstance; Improve digestion, respiration & cardiovascular function; experience diaphragmatic/belly breathing, complete breath, circular breath, rhythmic breathing and alternate nostril breathing. Transform the way you move through life — more consciously, joyfully and peacefully.
BREATHWORK aids anxiety, fatigue, stress reduction, weight loss, quitting smoking, high blood pressure, asthma, other breathing difficulties and most importantly enhanced well-being, health and vitality.
1) PHYSICALLY it affects us as the quality of our breath affects the quality of our energy and vitality. Breath affects the heart rate, the entire circulatory system, digestive and elimination systems, immune and nervous systems. The way we breathe has a direct affect on the functioning of every organ and gland. Breathing more fully on the inhalation provides more oxygen, which is food for our cells, thus nourishing us on a cellular level. Breathing more fully on the exhalation eliminates more carbon dioxide and toxins and greatly increases the quality of our blood. Improving the quality of the physical act of breathing greatly improves the quality of our health.
2) MENTALLY it affects us. When the breath wavers, the mind is chaotic, when the breath is steady the mind is steady.
"Being conscious of the breath" is the foundation of Eastern meditation practice.
We calm the body when we calm the mind and we calm the mind with the breath. When we focus on the physical movement of the breath with our mind, our brain waves change and we move from a realm of thinking to a realm of feeling which leads us to the realm of “being”. While In this state, body, mind and spirit are in harmony and well-being is experienced.
3) EMOTIONALLY it affects us. With conscious awareness steadying the breath, the parasympathetic nervous system becomes dominant thus serenity of the emotions is more easily achieved. Certain forms of conscious breathing bring repressed emotional processes to the surface for integration. According to the latest scientific research of Emotional Intelligence and Brain Science we are able to consciously create new neuropathways in our brains. These can supersede old destructive emotional responses and behaviors. It is no accident that the
lungs “embrace” the heart and that with each breath the physical and emotional heart is strengthened. To realize that you have a choice about how you experience your life, you must first realize that you have a choice about how you experience your breath.
*Sunday Oct 9 The Marsh
Kripalu Yoga class
5:00 - 6:00 PM
15000 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN
Register 952 935 2202 Marsh members Free / $15 non-members
Kripalu Yoga is Yoga for Everybody - no matter what your strength or flexibility. Kripalu is a yoga designed to adapt to all body types, ages, fitness levels and interests. Emphasis is placed on coordinating breath and movement. Classic asanas (poses), breathwork, development of a quiet mind and relaxation are practiced throughout the class. Participants are guided to work within their own body’s needs. This class will focus on the power of the breath to strengthen presence and allow one to go more deeply and consciously into the postures. All Levels
*Friday Oct 14 - 16 & 14-18th Lake Superior
Autumn Wellness, Yoga & Friendship Retreat For Women
"Exploring the ABCs of Wellness, Yoga & Friendship: Awareness, Balance, Connection"
Cove Point Lodge, Beaver Bay, MN
Join globe-trotting yoga & breathwork teacher, international speaker, author and founding director of Breathe The Change, Laurie Ellis-Young; and co-facilitator Liz Anema, yoga teacher & studio fitness director of Minnetonka's The Marsh–A Center for Balance & Fitness — for an Autumn Wellness, Yoga & Friendship Retreat for Women at Cove Point Lodge in Beaver Bay, MN.
During this Fall respite, discover the synergy between Yoga and friendship, learn Breathwork, practice Yoga (all levels welcome), gain functional tools needed for deep relaxation, and experience authentic communication skills. These two experienced professionals will fill the retreat days with information, practical take-away routines, healthy activity and humor.
Lighthouse tour, Ojibwa guest speaker, Niki Crowe & Serendipitous surprises. Weather permitting—evening campfires. Optional hiking, biking and indoor swimming available.
Weekend retreat Oct 14-16 three days/2 nights ($385*)
Extended retreat Oct 14 – 18, 5 days/4 nights ($795*)
Healthy meals/ all workshops included. *Early Bird pricing expires on 9-10-11.
After Sept. 10 add $50 to each retreat.
The spacious cottages have lovely private bedrooms for each women with shared living room, dining room and kitchen. Fireplaces in each cottage with Lake Superior views.
Write Nancy@BreatheTheChange.com or call: 952 512 1957 for registration details.
*Saturday Oct 22 Aslan Institute Integrative Mental Health Clinic
The Power of Breath
2:00 – 5:30 PM
4141 Old Sibley Memorial Highway Eagan, MN 56122
In the workshop you will learn to:
* remain calm and centered in any circumstance
* improve digestion, respiration, & cardiovascular function
* overcome stress and transform the way you move thru life — more joyfully & peacefully
* experience diaphragmatic/belly breathing; complete breath; circular breath, rhythmic breath and alternate nostril breathing
BREATHWORK aids anxiety, fatigue, stress reduction, weight loss, quitting smoking, high blood pressure, asthma, other breathing difficulties and most importantly enhanced well-being, health and vitality.
1) PHYSICALLY it affects us as the quality of our breath affects the quality of our energy and vitality. Breath affects the heart rate, the entire circulatory system, digestive and elimination systems, immune and nervous systems. The way we breathe has a direct affect on the functioning of every organ and gland. Breathing more fully on the inhalation provides more oxygen, which is food for our cells, thus nourishing us on a cellular level. Breathing more fully on the exhalation eliminates more carbon dioxide and toxins and greatly increases the quality of our blood. Improving the quality of the physical act of breathing greatly improves the quality of our health.
2) MENTALLY it affects us. When the breath wavers, the mind is chaotic, when the breath is steady the mind is steady.
"Being conscious of the breath" is the foundation of Eastern meditation practice.
We calm the body when we calm the mind and we calm the mind with the breath. When we focus on the physical movement of the breath with our mind, our brain waves change and we move from a realm of thinking to a realm of feeling which leads us to the realm of “being”. While In this state, body, mind and spirit are in harmony and well-being is experienced.
3) EMOTIONALLY it affects us. With conscious awareness steadying the breath, the parasympathetic nervous system becomes dominant thus serenity of the emotions is more easily achieved. Certain forms of conscious breathing bring repressed emotional processes to the surface for integration. According to the latest scientific research of Emotional Intelligence and Brain Science we are able to consciously create new neuropathways in our brains. These can supersede old destructive emotional responses and behaviors. It is no accident that the lungs “embrace” the heart and that with each breath the physical and emotional heart is strengthened. To realize that you have a choice about how you experience your life, you must first realize that you have a choice about how you experience your breath.
*Saturday, Oct 22 Reception/Photography Exhibit/ Presentation
"Yoga ON and OFF the Wall" by authors Laurie Ellis-Young & Nancy Chakrin
Aslan Institute Integrative Mental Health Clinic
7:00 - 9:00PM
4141 Old Sibley Memorial Highway Eagan, MN 56122
Laurie will make the exhibit come alive “OFF the Wall” with experiential wellness techniques & practices. The authors will share heartwarming & humorous stories of how this book and photo exhibit were created. An unlikely but complementary duo, Nancy & Laurie challenge each other to “DO” and “BE” sharing a dance between structure and spontaneity.
Many of the large photographs in this exhibit are from their book FRIENDSHIP The Art of the Practice. The photographs became vehicles for depicting and deepening connections with nature while honoring relationships—old and new, showing how both friendship and yoga transcend age, gender, race, cultures and language.
*Sunday, Oct 23 St.Paul Yoga Center
“The Power of Breath: Change Your Breath, Change Your Life”
with Laurie Ellis-Young MTC, CYT and Anna Vazquez DMA, CYT cellist & Yoga Teacher
2:00 – 5:30PM $55 early registration / $60 at door
1162 Selby Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55104
In this special workshop designed to take you more deeply and enjoyably into the presence and benefits of conscious breathing you will learn to:
* remain calm and centered in any circumstance
* improve digestion, respiration, & cardiovascular function
* overcome stress and transform the way you move thru life — more joyfully & peacefully
* experience diaphragmatic/belly breathing; complete breath; circular breath, rhythmic breath and alternate nostril breathing
Anna Vazquez shares her knowledge of breath as it relates to posture, state of being or attention and the voice (toning/chanting). She will lead a partner pose assist for the full commitment exhalation, as well as specific poses using the rope wall. Anna’s cello music will provide the context for attunement to breath. Anna has taught yoga for over 15 years; is a certified brainwave trainer/ performance coach; and a professional cellist.
For Information: 651 487 5073 or email Anna@BrainWaiveVirtuosity.com
Registration: Checks payable to Anna Vazquez
Mail to: St. Paul Yoga Center Attn: Anna
1162 Selby Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55104
*Tuesday, Oct 25 The Marsh
The Five Tibetan Rites Workshop
7:15 - 9:15 PM
Members $30/ $40 Non-Members
The Five Tibetan Rites is a yoga routine based on a ritual of exercises done by the Tibetan Lamas which helped them to live very long and healthy lives. Practitioners of the yoga form assert that a fifteen minute routine each day dramatically increases physical strength, suppleness and mental acuity.
In addition to being an excellent exercise for toning and sculpting the entire body, regular practice of the Five Tibetan Rites can relieve muscular tension and nervous stress, improve respiration and digestion, benefit the cardiovascular system and lead to deep relaxation and well-being. The exercises are easiest to learn for students of yoga, yet anyone, no matter what their strength or flexibility, can learn variations and thus attain benefits.
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